Election to Standing committees unopposed

The election of the Standing committees for the city corporation Belgaum finished off unopposed today.

With an understanding between in the ruling and opposition blocks the election to the Standing committees was Unopposed.

As per the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, the amending legislation has provided for constitution of 4 Standing Committees, namely, “the Standing Committee for Taxation, Finance and Appeals”, “the Standing Committee for Public Health, Education and Social Justice”, “the Standing Committee for Town Planning and Improvement” and, “the Standing Committee for Accounts”.

In all the four committees 4 members are from the ruling group whereas other 3 members are from the opposition.

The members of the standing committee shall hold office for a period of one year.